The Grinch (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch) is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated comedy Christmas film produced by Illumination Entertainment. Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss story How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, it is the third screen adaptation of the story, following the 1966 TV special of the same name and the 2000 live-action feature-length also of the same name. It is directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, written by Michael LeSieur and Tommy Swerdlow, narrated by Pharrell Williams, and starring the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, [4] Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Cameron Seely and Angela Lansbury. The film is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures in the United States on November 9, 2018 in RealD 3D and selected IMAX theaters.